Installation of the first offshore components at Gwynt y Môr, one of the largest offshore wind farms in Europe, has begun off the north Wales coast yesterday. Work to install two steel jacket foundation structures was started earlier yesterday the Seaway Heavy Lifting crane vessel ‘Stanislav Yudin’,
A number of delegates and exhibition visitors at EWEA 2012 found their way to the DHI booth. Of particular interest were their modeling services in relation to habitat assessment, radar technology and underwater noise impacts related to offshore projects. It’s obvious that the pace of offshore devel
Four monitoring stations have been established at locations along the North Wales coast to assess onshore noise levels during offshore construction, in particular foundation piling work. Gwynt y Môr will be liaising closely with local authorities to ensure any concerns about noise are investigated s
TechConsult UK sees growth in the energy market as a great field of new opportunities for workers, many of whose skills can be transferred to various sectors, reported the GazetteLive. The company is working with Energi Coast to identify the opportunities, and is interested in developments off the M
The consortium, made of representatives from Malta, Scotland, Holland and Switzerland, has recently applied to the European Commission for EUR 30 million deep offshore wind farm fund, announced Resources Minister George Pullicino, according to the Times of Malta. In 2009, the Maltese government comm
Ofgem have appointed the preferred bidder for the first project in the second round of tenders (known as Transitional Round 2) to own and operate offshore links for the Lincs project. This is the second largest offshore transmission project to have reached this stage; the estimated value of the asse
Female pupils from Gordon Schools Huntly visited the offshore safety and survival firm, Falck Nutec, in Dyce as part of their Skills for Work Energy programme. The Skills for Work Energy programme is run by Banff and Buchan College and is supported by Shell and Schlumberger. It aims to introduce fem
As the Herald Scotland reports, Scotland could become a worldwide exporter of offshore wind turbines. Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) and Burntisland Fabrications (BiFab) are ready to invest hundreds of millions of pounds to develop a foundry proposed by the RGR Foundry. The plant would produce t
“Renewable energies remain one of the most important growth sectors in Germany,” said Lars Quandel, Head of Renewables Sales at HSH Nordbank. He added that despite increasing competitive pressure among suppliers, the underlying sentiment within the sector remains positive. This was evidenced once ag
MMT Group has signed a long term charter agreement for the. Oceanstar is a 26 m converted Dutch fishing trawler. MMT Group have fitted her out with the latest state-of-the-art survey equipment including a Kongsberg EM2040 dual head multibeam system, Applanix POSMV 320 inertial system and QPS QINSy a
The environmental group Friends of the Earth, from Brighton and Hove, said it supports the plans for the Rampion offshore wind farm proposed by E.ON, as long as the company is willing to avoid destructive impact on the South Downs National Park, reported Brighton and Hove News. The group said that t
West Midlands engineering firm and bolt tensioning specialist, Tentec Ltd, announce the appointment of Richard Outram as its new Business Manager for the UK. Richard will be responsible for the further development of sales of Tentec’s bolt tightening equipment and custom-designed engineering product
As ET reported, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is likely to publish draft guidelines for offshore wind energy within a month, said Gomathi Nayagam, executive director of the Centre for Wind Energy Technology and chairman of the technical committee for offshore wind. Experts are fore
Demag Cranes reported continued growth in the second quarter of financial year 2011/2012. Year on year, the Group was able to increase its key reporting indicators comprising Group order intake, Group revenue and operating EBIT. Group order intake up 11.0% on prior-year period The Demag Cranes Group
